The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-11
Terrible ] railroad Accident.

railroad, ahont cine mile west of Green
wood Depot, by which Zone 1nan was in
stantly killed and fourteen persons in
jured. The east bound express was al
hour late. and passed Staunton at rapi,
rate At this place, Capt. E. J.. Curti
took the train for Saratoga, N. Y. to visi
his aged mother, who is quite sick. Mr.
John Bare, brother-in law of Mr.. j. A
Hanger Miss Martin. Mr.. Jos. Licklite
and Miss Tipping and probably others, als'
boarded the cars here. Before entering
the cars, Capt. Curtis took out a $3 ,00(
accident insurance policy. The train wa'
running on rapid time when at the place
above named from some cause not def
nitely stated the baggage, the smoking
and the ladies passenger cars jumped
the track. The ladies car rolled down al
embankment about eight feet high and was
turned on the broad side about fifteen feet
from the track. and lodged against two
chestnut trees. The two.sleepers remained
on the track. Mr.. Pettaway, of Rich
mond, the baggage master, jumped from
his car and was instantly killed by one Of
the other cars striking him. Had he re.
NAMED in his own car he would not have
been hurt, as not a trunk or piece of bag
gage was injured.
The following list of wounded were
reported to the press:
u Of Ioft -
off-considerabe shock and hemmorhage.
Rev. J. B. Taylor, right shoulder frac-
tured August knapp, of Baltimore, lip
badly cut Mr.. M. Choen, Richmond, Va,
very badly shocked and perhaps internally
injured; Francis Nash. of Brooklyn, N.
Y. spinal and internal injuries. His wife
is smartly shocked. but suffered no exter-
nal injuries: VIM. Cornwall of Louisville,
KY. perhaps internally injured; Mrs. j.
L. O'Neil, not seriously injured: child
received two little scratches: E. D. Starke,
of Richmond. Va, slightly cut on the
shoulder and bruised; II. 7. Walcott, Of
Kentucky, a small cut on the chin and
somewhat bruised. Miss A. Martin, of
Augusta. right forearm broken. Mrs.
Rosthchild, of Kentucky, considerably
shocked and right knee sprained :: w. Car
ter Taylor, of Philadelphia, some contu-
sions, but not otherwise injured.
Mr.. Bare, Of this place, had his shoulder
blade broken.
Those from Staunton were brought to
this city on the train on the morning of
the 9Th, except Mr.. Lickliter. slight
ly wounded who was taken to Charlottes-
vile. Capt. Curtis was taken to the Hale
House in an lnsensible condition, and his
wife and son Immediately notified of his
condition. In addition to the severe
wound to his ear. a small artery in the
neck was cut. and other serious injuries
on the head inflicted. DR.. Getzendanner.
the surgeon regularly employed by the
Railroad company, gave him prompt at
tention, and during the day of the 5th,
Drs. Henkle and Hanger were called in,
but all to no avail. He died on Sunday
ABOUT Il o'clock.
Miss Martini s father resides nsar Green
vile. She taught school last session in
the vicinity of Churchville, and was on
her way to North Carolina, when the ac-
cdent occurred,
In a conversation with Mr.. John Bare.
who had his shoulder dislocated, he stated
that the cars were running very rapidly at
the time OF the accident-that Immediate
ly before it occurred, the ladies car, in
which he was sitting, careened to the left
to degree that frightened the passengers
and that in the rebound, the wheels were
thrown Off the rails, WHICH precipitated
the cars to the right and down the ep-
bankment.
Mr.. Bare also stated that the ladies at
Greenwood Hotel were untiring in
their efforts to relieve the wounded and
make them as comfortable as possible =
Some of them were from Richmond and
some from other parts of the State, spend
ing the heated term in the mountains.
Their ministrations were in The true good
Samaritan spirit and performed with a
gentleness and kindness and self-sacritice
that made one feel that he was comforting
favor upon instead of receiving kind
ness from them.
Immediately on receiving news of the
accident. Mr.. II. 7. Wickham, one Of the
counsel of the company, left Charlottes.
vile, where he was temporarily stopping,
on special relief train with doctors, and
the parties were at work with the wornded
in less than two hours after the painful
occurrence. A wrecking train left Rich
mond at 80 on the 18th, with S. W. Ettin-
ger, master rnachinist, g, T. pabney, pi-
vision Superintendent, and force of ex-
pert hands. A number of the wounded
were taken to Charlottesville, some of
them cared for at Greenwood, and on the
5th, four or five, including two from Ken
lucky, were placed on the west bound
train for theif respective hIlqomes.
Miss Carroll, of Ronceyerte, was severe
ly injured. the result of which was general
paralysis. She was taken to Charlottesville.
DR.. M. l.. MoCue, of the vicinity where
the accident occurred, was untiring in his
efforts for the relief of the injured.
AS the accident is to receive official in
vestigation, we deem it proper not to men
ton the various stateMente We have heard
as to the probable cause. It is the first Sc
rious occurrence Of the kind that has hap
pened with passenger train On this ROAD
for several years, and is to be regretted
not only because of the fatal results of
some of the injuries, but of the litigation
that is likely to grow out OF 1t.
Rockingham Register.
The last issue of the above. named paper
announces the Gale Gf the interest Of Mr.. J
P. Ker, one of the former editors and pro-
prietors of that journal, to Winfield Lig,
gett. H. V. Strayer and Jno. T. Harris,
jr. There is some signiica nee in this
change of the editorial management Of the
Register. Mr.. Ker was it's late editor. He
is disciple Of the Carlisle school Of pQli-
tics ; a free trader and opposed to the
Blair EDUCATIONAL bill. The gentlemen
who purchased his interest, have advanced
views on these questions. They believe in
protection to home labor and home indus
tries, and in national aid to assist the
South in the education of her iliterate.-
On these questions they are not in accord
with the majority of their party as repre-
sented in Congress. However earnestly
and ably they may present their views
through the editorial columns of the Reg